Because of You (Gabrielle song)

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"Because of You"
Gabrielle - Because Of You (CD 1).jpg
Single by Gabrielle
from the album Find Your Way
Released14 February 1994 (1994-02-14) [1]
Length3:49
Label Go! Beat
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) George McFarlane
Gabrielle singles chronology
"I Wish"
(1993)
"Because of You"
(1994)
"Give Me a Little More Time"
(1996)

"Because of You" is a song by English singer-songwriter Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle, George McFarlane, and Raymond St. John and produced by McFarlane for her debut studio album, Find Your Way (1993). Released as the album's fourth single on 14 February 1994, "Because of You" peaked at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week wrote that "Because of You" "is a gentle shuffle with widescreen orchestra and jangly acoustic guitar underpinning some excellent emoting from Gabrielle." He added, "Much in the mood of "Dreams", though not so haunting, it is nonetheless a natural for the Top 20." [2]

Track listings

UK CD1 (GODCD 109) [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Because of You" (7-inch version)3:49
2."Because of You" (Man. City mix)5:49
3."Because of You" (Corporation Xpress)6:05
4."Because of You" (Delta House of Funk vocal)5:33
5."Because of You" (Delta Dubwize)4:54
6."Because of You" (Wubble U mix)6:59
UK CD2 (GOLCD 109) [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Because of You" (7-inch version)3:49
2."Dreams" (live)4:42
3."I Wish" (live) 
4."Because of You" (live)3:47
UK 12-inch single (GODX 109) [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Because of You" (Man. City mix)5:49
2."Because of You" (Corporation Xpress)6:05
3."Because of You" (7-inch version)3:49
4."Because of You" (Delta House of Funk vocal)5:33
5."Because of You" (Delta Dubwize)4:54
UK cassette single and European CD single (GODMC 109; 857 426-2) [6] [7]
No.TitleLength
1."Because of You" 
2."Dreams" (live) 

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [8] 58
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) [9] 25
Scotland (OCC) [10] 18
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 24
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [12] 6
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [13] 10

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